From global shocks to local fields: Farmers pay the price

IARN – From war zones to shipping lanes, the ripple effects of geopolitical tension are reaching all the way back to Iowa’s farm gates. Farmers aren’t just watching world headlines for grain prices anymore—they’re also seeing how conflicts, trade disputes, and policy shifts overseas are impacting the fertilizers, chemicals, and machinery parts they rely on to keep their operations running. Those global headwinds are reshaping both the markets for U.S. ag products and the supply chains that deliver the tools to produce them.

Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.

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